First Olympic Tri

My first olympic distance tri was yesterday. I think it was a little off on the distance but it was 1600 meter swim, 24 mile bike, 6 mile run. Total time of 2:44. My swim time was 10/27, bike time 11/27 and run time 5/27. Finish 6/27. So clearly it's the swim and bike I need to work on. Show time was 530 and didn't start racing until 845ish so that was a little frustrating. But did get to watch the cute kids race. I love that they only know how to run at a full out sprint. It's awesome. Steve and my kids are in for a treat :)

Still getting used to the "tri" culture. I am biased towards runners but they're just a friendlier group. Triathletes tend to be in better shape and thus more arrogant?

The swim felt very strong, never tired which was a good sign and a long way since the first sprint I did last summer. Same with the bike. I think I have the most room to improve here b/c I didn't know how much I should be saving for the run. But my run felt awesome. I didn't really feel stiff coming off the bike at all -- fresher even than my Saturday brick workouts have been.

All in all even though it was only about 1/4 of the Ironman distance it made me feel good about my overall fitness level and that I'm where I need to be.

Also it's time to invest in a tri suit. The good old ND uni just isn't cutting it -- a little too loose for the swim.

Today was a needed rest day. As I was starting at my "Atkins-friendly" waffle at bfast at the Wing this morning all I could think was man these people should workout some more so they can eat real waffles -- the Belgian kind with chantilly -- mmmmm can't wait for Europe this summer. Thank goodness for the 3 scones that I ate today :)